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Discussions and debates

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Discussions and debates are a good way of getting students involved in class projects andassignments. In our institute, we encourage agood discussion or debate amongst students so that they are able to reasonout their point of view on a topic. This ability to reason has to be properly nourished in students as it is something theywill find very useful in all walks of life.

As they progress in school, their writing assignments revolve around topics that have moral, social or psychologicalunderlining. A prompt like, ‘Lying is bad, we all know that. Imagine somebody invented a device that can tell when aperson a lying. Do you think it will benefit society or lead to much more chaos and confusion as people will have themeans to spot a lie immediately?’ Such a prompt is guaranteed to get students discussing in class. They can later use theirpoints to write down anargumentative essay on the same.

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60 days

Grammar 101

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One cannot run without first learning how to walk first. Similarly, one cannotwrite wellwithout knowing the purpose and significance of each word and symbol used in the English language first. Communicationis at the heart of all that we do and in order to be an effective communicator, a thorough understanding of grammar rulesis a

must. Nouns, Verbs, Adjectives, Adverbs, Prepositions, Punctuations, Tenses, Plurals, Synonyms-Antonyms, Degrees ofComparison, Subject-Object, all these and more will be covered in great detail in Grammar 101.

As the famous band Pink Floyd once sang, 'We

don't need no education.' Now, that is ironical as they used a doublenegative in there; a strict grammar rule forbids the use of double negatives in a sentence. The band got away with it butmost students won't. So let's play it by the rules on this oneshall we?

Learning about grammar and punctuations will also clearify that not every joke ends with a punctuation mark.

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60 days

Paragraph & Dialogue Writing

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Segregating information into paragraphs assists in absorbing and recalling information by thereader. It is crucial to not subject your writing to long winding and never ending paragraphs as it puts a strain on thereader torecall any information from the written material. To put this into perspective, imagine every exam and test youhave taken in the recent past; the study material for the exam was contained in a book, with paragraphs, carefullystructured to break down concepts into a small bits of information to assist understanding. Had the material been just pageafter page full of words, without breaks in between, it would have been downright impossible to make sense of any of it,let alone reproduce that information onpaper.

Our brain is designed to appreciate structure, symmetry, which is what a good paragraph provides. Visually, paragraphshelp the brain focus on individual details related to a subject which in turn is stored as a separate memory in our brain.While trying to recall information from a book, we often see the paragraph it belonged in as a picture in our minds. Onceour brain isolates that memory segment, we can zoom in on the information we seek, from our mental picture. Hence,breaking down informationinto paragraphs is important.

Dialogues are always accompanied by speech marks or quotation marks “ ”. In text, they indicate when something isbeing spoken, a communication between two or more people; for example, if a person is writing about the discussion twopeople had on a park bench, it would be easier, and far more effective, to write it as a dialogue between two people,rather than in a reported speech manner.

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60 days

Sensory Aids-

Creative Writing

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What we know of the world, we know it through our senses. The human body is a brilliantthing, we are designed for efficiency in almost everything, except for flying, it would be great if we had a set of hiddenwings too. The food we taste, the sights we

see, the things we touch, the sounds we hear and everything we smell, all ofthese senses information helps us form memories. A good writer has the power to make people see, smell, taste and touchthings that aren't actually there just by reading about them; that is the power of descriptive writing.

It won't be correct to say, 'this looks delicious.' How can you tell something is delicious simply by looking at it? That isanincorrect usage of the adjective delicious. Similarly, there are many words thatwe are using incorrectly in our day to daylives to describe things. Our senses are bombarded by information all the time, in order for us to describe what we areexperiencing or seeing, we need to use the right words for the right things. Descriptive writing harnesses the power oursenses to help the reader visualize or experience whatever is written on paper. The English language is equipped withseveral words that cater to our senses which can help us draft clean, interesting and imaginative written pieces. ‘A journeythrough a market place’ for example is a topic that is ideal to test a student’s descriptive writing skills. They must describeeverything from the colours they see, to the sounds they

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30 days

Expanding vocabulary and Improving spellings

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The English language has always been a dynamic thing. It has incorporated words from atleast 10 other languages in its midst. As the internet would inform you, there are more than 300 words that can be used toindicate

that something is ‘good.’ Now, with so many words out there, it is important to know some of them to give yourwriting some pizzazz.

This is what a sound vocabulary does:-

Exhibit A-

Henry wiped his forehead under the straw hat while looking up at the sun.

Exhibit B-

Henry wiped his forehead of the profuse perspiration gathered there, his straw hat providing poor protectionagainst the blazing sun high in the sky.

Essentially, both the sentences are saying the same thing, but how they are saying it, makesall the difference. While readingExhibit A, did you feel the heat? Did it make you think back to a day when you felt as hot as Henry did? Probably notbecause there wasn’t any substance in terms of vocabulary used in it to compel the reader to ‘feel’ along with thecharacter.

Exhibit B-

probably made some of you recall a day when you did wipe your head of sweat while the sun was high in thesky. By simply adding a few words and changing a few, the sentence becomes more capable of making the readerempathize, visualize with what is being written, making the writing impactful.

Improving vocabulary assists in more ways than one. You can spend an hour fumbling for the ‘right words’ to conveysomething, by the end of which you still wouldn’t have a convincingcopy. If are equipped with good vocabulary, yourwriting time is cut into half because you won’t have to go chasing words or repeating them in a way that makes them lesseffective. Good vocabulary is the difference between feeling ‘good’ and feeling ‘splendid’; which one sounds happier?

Spellings, well, without being able to spell splendid, it’s doubtful that it would make much sense.

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60 days

Types of Writing

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Types of writing have more to do with vocabulary than one might think. There are differenttypes of writing for example, persuasive, expository, descriptive, narrative, argumentative and even essay writing. Each ofthe types above commands a specific type of language to be used.

In expository writing for instance, one cannot enter into long drawn out sentences to describe something, it is notuncommon however to find the same in descriptive writings as by definition alone, they are about describing something orsomeone. Expository writing on the other hand is used to give information about a specific topic only. Structuring andorganizing information is of crucial importance there as it is up to the writer to inform the reader on a given subject. Youmay find a rampant use of figures of speech in descriptive writing but expository writing is less ‘fancy’ and more to thepoint.

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60 days

Reading comprehensions

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Mostpeople don’t realize this but reading and comprehending and recalling informationfrom written material is something everyone indulges in no matter what field of work they might be in. The foundationfor this never ending process starts with children. Reading and understating are two different things. Most children are ableto read well into their first year of school but understanding what is being read takes some time.

They will first be taught how to isolate important bit of information from the passage,

who, what, when, where, why andhow. Alongside this, understanding the main idea of the passage is also important. Why was this bit separated from therest? What is the significance of this passage? Questions like these and more will be addressed during lessons that coverreading comprehensions.

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60 days

Poems-Writing, Understanding and Reviewing

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How can there be a creative writing course without the inclusion of the one of the mostdemanding creative

writing topics out there, poems?

Over the years, poems have lost some love from English speaking audience. In the days of twitter and rap music, writingballads about a hero or simply a poem to woo someone is seen as redundant. The truth however remainsthat poems arestill one of the most vibrant forms of creative writing.

Due to the language used in some poems and certain words being redundant, understating poems can be a daunting taskof children of this decade who are used to talking in abbreviationsand ‘smiles’. This module is designed to help open theirminds to using figurative language in a fluid, rhythmic format, the understanding of which will enable them to write better.

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60 days

Blog Writing

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The world today is an open book on the internet and many people believe in documentingtheir lives by writing blogs. Blogs have become an increasinglypopular means of attaining information these days. Thereare blogs about everything from business to travel to even animals. Writing for blogs however is a different story.

Blogs by nature are a less rigid form of information. In most cases, they are a person’s perspective or opinions onsomething. They are more personal, less formal and very dynamic by design. Blog writers often interact with the peoplewho read or visit their blog which is why, even while writing blog entries, they are written in a language which can beeasily understood by the majority.

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60 days

Interactive Video Sessions

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There are plenty of educational, motivational and inspirational videos out there that manageto deliver important messages in an entertaining manner. The videos can be science based, comedic, silent videos,dramatic, it could even be asnippet from a famous movie; the objective of this module is to get students to recallinformation from such visual and audio formats. They will be shown the video only once. The instructor will give them alittle background information about the video sothat the students can be prepared for what is to follow.

This is a unique, modern method of teaching where students’ retention abilities along with their speed is tested andtrained. In today’s fast paced society, unfortunately students do not have the luxury to process information at their pace orat a pace that is lower than what is expected of them. This module works to compliment the comprehension modulewhich tests their ability to understand written material; in this they will be working on their ability to understand visualmediums and recall information about what they saw.

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30 days

Figures of Speech

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The wind howled and crickets sang as Robert turned towards his friend to ask, "Hey, do youknow about the guy whose whole left side was cut off?" His friend's eyes turned as round as saucers at the question whilehe tried desperately to clear his head of the grisly images the question conjured in his head. Gulping loudly, he shook hishead. Robert smirked, enjoying his friend's reaction a bit too much, "Well, he's all right now." For a minute of two hisfriend gaped at him, his mouth an open cavern, until the farcicality dawned on him. "So punny," he drawled beforewalking away.

There is no creative writing without using figures of speech. That's a bold statement but just look at the paragraph above;what would it have read like without the similes and metaphors? Without the pun? It is imperative to learn andunderstand figures of speech if one needs to improve their creative writing abilities; like oars are to a boat, figures ofspeech are to creative writing. They steer the course of your written pieces towards popularity, amusement, entertainmentand eloquence. There is method to using them but ones mastered, they will open a whole new world for budding writers.

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60 days

English in Media-

TV, News and Internet

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Children of the 21st century need to learn about the language used ‘in’ the 21st century.There are various informative platforms out there that present information in various language styles. Television, internet,radio, newspapers and magazines are all wonderful sources of information but they also come with ‘miscellaneous’ contentthat has no relevance for students. It is important to teach students how to extract only quality information from thesesources while overlooking the unnecessary content. Course Duration - 30 daysGet in touch with us

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